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NS Approaches End of the COVID Tunnel

NS Approaches End of the COVID Tunnel

Reporting on new cases of the coronavirus in Nova Scotia is quickly becoming a thing of the past. For the second day, the province has zero new cases, and that is not because testing as been reduced....

The Director of Engineering for Cumberland County had some good news and bad news for the Village of Pugwash. Justin Waugh-Cress says the contract to install the new water system requires the contractor to re-pave the affected streets. However, Waugh-Cress suggests it may not meet with everyone’s favour.

While Cumberland County has a plan in place for a new library in Pugwash, the chief librarian for the county’s public libraries says they might not be able to wait. Denise Corey told the Village Commission last night, “I have real concerns about the train station, real concerns about safety.”

Rain has transformed the forest fire index across Nova Scotia. Just days ago, the province was a tinderbox as all of the mainland was on high alert for fires in our woodlands. But today, blue is taking over the fire index map.